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Syria and Lebanon: why history will not repeat itself

It is no longer a secret that US President Donald Trump proposed that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa send his troops into Lebanon to disarm…

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 July , 2026
Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books
Culture & Social Affairs

Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books

Just as in many other parts of the world, football commands an interest and a passion in Arab societies that is rarely rivalled by alternatives. This…

Ibrahim Adel 07 July , 2026
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the city of Évian, eastern France, on 17 June 2026. AFP
Politics

Trump returns focus to Nile dam dispute, but is it too late?

US President Donald Trump has re-entered the Nile dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia at a time when the conflict has fundamentally changed. The…

Amr Emam 07 July , 2026
The President hails 250 years of collective effort
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The President hails 250 years of collective effort

Fares Garabet 06 July , 2026
Powered by Libya's oil wealth, the Haftar family are managing a succession. Harol Bustos
Profiles

Saddam Haftar: Benghazi is the base but Tripoli is the prize

Saddam Haftar’s recent public statements struck all the old tunes: partnership, shared interests, national unity, and weapons placed under the…

Areig Elhag 06 July , 2026
A paper collector pulls his handcart past billboards lining the boulevard along the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara on 2 July 2026. Adem ALTAN / AFP
Politics

Ankara’s high-stakes NATO summit: what is on the agenda?

The 36th NATO Summit, being held in Ankara this week on 7-8 July, takes place at a time of major geostrategic developments and crunch decisions about…

Omer Onhon 06 July , 2026
From Yves Saint Laurent to Blokecore: fashion in football Luke Brookes
Culture & Social Affairs

From Yves Saint Laurent to Blokecore: fashion in football

Greek researcher Irene Theodoropoulou calls Qatar 2022 “the Ghutra World Cup,” showing how the ghutra and agal—the traditional male headwear of the…

Yasmin Abdallah 06 July , 2026
Opinion

Shaibani in Beirut: political reassurance and deferred questions

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Lebanon has concluded, but its effects are likely to endure for some time. It was his second…

Alia Mansour 04 July , 2026
Al Awir desert farms, Dubai, on 12 January 2021.
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Business & Economy

How El Niño is heightening economic risk in the Gulf

In recent years, the climate phenomenon known as El Niño has moved beyond the confines of meteorological centres and into the calculations of…

Abdulfattah Khattab 04 July , 2026
Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier stand with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a rally at King's Theatre on 18 June 2026 in New York City. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / AFP
Politics

New blood: why progressive New York Democrats won big

These are interesting times for left-wing politics in the United States. The Democratic Party’s ageing centre-left establishment figures are still…

Tarek Rashed 04 July , 2026
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Syria takes on Iran’s proxies

12, Nov 2026

Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

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Business & Economy

Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech

13, Nov 2026

A company built around one man must now learn to run without him

The Economist
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why the midterms complicate Trump's search for an Iran deal

14, Nov 2026

Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver

Neil Quilliam and Alice Gower
Ibrahim Arafath
Science & Technology

AI in medicine: can a selfie tell how long we might live?

15, Nov 2026

Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use

Alaa Emara
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Politics

The Democrats’ old guard faces a progressive revolt 

15, Nov 2026

Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party

Tarek Rashed

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